Humberto Cota vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Humberto Cota
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher
Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Sam Mertes posted the stronger offensive profile against Humberto Cota. Sam Mertes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .644) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .285). Humberto Cota had the advantage in home run production (12 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Sam Mertes had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Humberto Cota and Sam Mertes

Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
209.25
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
562
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
519
554.09
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
121
129.18
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
82
87.54
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.69
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.81
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
41.64
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
53.01
56.59
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
186
198.58
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
157
167.62
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
48
51.25
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
61
65.12
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
97
103.56
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
51.97
55.48
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
3.96
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
32
34.16
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
151.6
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
3.96
3.96
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.34
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.81
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Humberto Cota and Sam Mertes

Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.25
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.01
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
3514
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1171.1
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
6.51
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.47
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
7.02
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
6.98
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.45
99.45
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.571
5.571
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.37
80.37
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.2
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0